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Maswiken enthuses about the sense of cleanliness one is given, casting a view across the space.

This is reflected in the designs targeting both the Passivhaus Thermal Comfort criterion as well as CIBSE TM 59, which ensures adequate thermal performance.. Resilient and adaptable to different climate conditions: Passivhaus also provides additional resilience by adopting a design based on passive design strategies coupled with technological solutions that can easily be upgraded, refurbished and replaced.Whilst Passivhaus was originally developed for residential buildings in Germany, the standard and its principles can be adopted in all kinds of building types, locations and climatic scenarios, and respond to the effects of global warming..

However, there are four important challenges for the adoption of Passivhaus:.Increased design cost and complexity: It requires specific detailing of the envelope, high quality of construction and specific performance testing in order to get the building certified..Increased capital cost: The additional construction capital cost can vary from 8% in the most optimistic scenarios (Passivhaus Construction Costs – October 2019) up to 25%..

Increased programme: Delivering a Passivhaus building can take longer.Quality control on site is extremely important, strategies for airtightness require careful sequencing and interim testing and workmanship skills need to be of the highest quality..

Skill shortage and understanding.

There is a lack of large-scale builders who can deliver Passivhaus buildings.Engaging with the different groups will further enhance the knowledge and often change, modify or clarify the needs.

Creating, innovating, and assessing design ideas can only be done within the context of this captured understanding.. What needs to be remembered is that Value is not generated at a single point, there is a value chain.For instance, a good experience at a restaurant may start with the availability of the menus, ease of booking, adaptability to your needs.

Then move on to the welcome, the ambience, the food, the price, and so on.. And in the Value chain there may be clear ambiguities or conflicts that need to be resolved.These can be brought to life by creating a value landscape.